People don’t realize how the NFL cap works, or understand good QB play in football.Why is this contract so hated when he's far better than everyone else who got a big one this offseason? Cowboys issues don't boil down to Dak.
Why is this contract so hated when he's far better than everyone else who got a big one this offseason? Cowboys issues don't boil down to Dak.
Yep like there isn't a better option at quarterback to realistically look to to maximize their roster and he's one of the smartest and well versed within the sport in the game. Plus while the NFL cap is no myth its extremely malluable and Dallas will be able to pay all of the needed pieces.Dak isn't perfect but I dont think this deserves the criticism its getting.
Where else are you going to find a franchise QB?
Cause it's the Cowboys, much like the Maple Leafs people just love to rag on them and criticize everything they do.
You can keep pushing charges into the future so long as the player is on the roster. Saints have done that for many many years. SF doing it now, but between age of their guys and Purdy's next contract, going to have to cut bait on a couple of guys soon.Yep like there isn't a better option at quarterback to realistically look to to maximize their roster and he's one of the smartest and well versed within the sport in the game. Plus while the NFL cap is no myth its extremely malluable and Dallas will be able to pay all of the needed pieces.
The playoff issues had nothing to do with their lack of spending room really.You can keep pushing charges into the future so long as the player is on the roster. Saints have done that for many many years. SF doing it now, but between age of their guys and Purdy's next contract, going to have to cut bait on a couple of guys soon.
They have to massage in the $40 mill from the current contract that was pushed into 2025 and later. Kind of why it was very disappointing the past couple of seasons when they didn't go anywhere in the PO.
Yep like there isn't a better option at quarterback to realistically look to to maximize their roster and he's one of the smartest and well versed within the sport in the game. Plus while the NFL cap is no myth its extremely malluable and Dallas will be able to pay all of the needed pieces.
Bills took their medicine this year. It's strange how people think you can manipulate the cap forever. You can't.You can keep pushing charges into the future so long as the player is on the roster. Saints have done that for many many years. SF doing it now, but between age of their guys and Purdy's next contract, going to have to cut bait on a couple of guys soon.
They have to massage in the $40 mill from the current contract that was pushed into 2025 and later. Kind of why it was very disappointing the past couple of seasons when they didn't go anywhere in the PO.
Like I said, so long as the player is on the roster. Bills moved off Diggs, thus the bill came due. Same with Minny and the $28 mill for Cousins. ATL with Ryan and his $40 mill. PHI with Wentz. Seattle with Russ as well.Bills took their medicine this year. It's strange how people think you can manipulate the cap forever. You can't.
Yes, the thing is that if you keep the player on the roster until the contract ends, you'll still be eating that giant last year cap hit, that they almost always have. Like you said, there's no way to avoid eventually paying the piper. The smart way is to try to plan it so you can eat most of it in a single year.Like I said, so long as the player is on the roster. Bills moved off Diggs, thus the bill came due. Same with Minny and the $28 mill for Cousins. ATL with Ryan and his $40 mill. PHI with Wentz. Seattle with Russ as well.
You have to eat dead cap on the remaining signing bonuses and any restructures that have not been allocated (and any future guarantees that are not offset by another team). Every dollar a team pays a player will ultimately hit their salary cap. Just a question of when.
Rams and Bucs took a monster bath (accounting term) in 2023 yet both made the PO. Something like $70 mill each of dead cap.Yes, the thing is that if you keep the player on the roster until the contract ends, you'll still be eating that giant last year cap hit, that they almost always have. Like you said, there's no way to avoid eventually paying the piper. The smart way is to try to plan it so you can eat most of it in a single year.
Like I said, so long as the player is on the roster. Bills moved off Diggs, thus the bill came due. Same with Minny and the $28 mill for Cousins. ATL with Ryan and his $40 mill. PHI with Wentz. Seattle with Russ as well.
You have to eat dead cap on the remaining signing bonuses and any restructures that have not been allocated (and any future guarantees that are not offset by another team). Every dollar a team pays a player will ultimately hit their salary cap. Just a question of when.
You can eat the dead cap over 2 years or 1. The Post June 1 designation is over 2 years, pre June 1 is one year. Seattle opted to eat all of Jamal Adams dead cap in 2024. Same as the Cards with DHop last year. You can split it over 2 years and if you have say $10 mill in cap space in the current year, that pushes over to next season thus, virtually a net $0 effect if that's roughly the amount of dead cap the following season. Most teams opt to do it over 2 years as it gives clubs more options.Vikings are taking their medicine this with like 63m in dead cap (Cousins, Hunter and Davenport void years, Cook release, Cine release) but next year will be in really good shape with only like 5-6m and more than half of that is from Cine.
(I see there eating 6 figure cap hits for Khyree Jackson the next couple years. There has to be some exception if a player dies you'd think? I know they paid his signing bonus to his estate but still.)